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Paradise Found, and Lost: Odyssey in Chile
Amerika? America!: From Immigration to Espionage
Eva's War: A True Story of Survival
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Krutein Memoirs & Historical Fiction Series

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This memoir was vetted by the CIA.
"February 12, 2010: CIA Declassifies History of the Glomar Explorer"
Interested in a first-hand account of Project Azorian? We have it! The story of how naval engineer Manfred Krutein assisted the CIA in raising a sunken Soviet submarine from the ocean floor, including orchestrating the "Hughes Glomar Explorer" ocean mining cover story for this secret project is told with breathtaking immediacy in his diary entries, which are interspersed with wife Eva's third memoir of the Krutein family saga of emigration from Germany to Chile to the U.S.

Eva Krutein - refugee, wife, mother, musician, community leader, writer - confronts every crisis in life with courage, honesty and good humor. Vol.1, "Eva's War" takes place in Europe, as Eva and her infant daughter flee westward from Danzig in January, 1945. Vol.2, "Paradise Found, and Lost" tells how the growing family emigrates to Chile, lives and thrives there for nine years, and then decides to move again, to the USA. "Amerika? America!" is a story of rough beginnings, with gradual and sometimes comical adaptations to strangeness - it is California in the 1960s! - with five teenagers. Suddenly Eva's narrative is interrupted by the voice of her husband, Manfred. His secret diary is quoted at length, revealing how his "ocean mining" assignment for Howard Hughes and the Glomar Explorer is really complex and extended cover for a secret spy project: raising a lost Soviet submarine from the floor of the Pacific. Eva and her family know nothing of this secret for years. The story tells of family tensions and growth to maturity, music and travel, especially to Hawaii, Iceland and back to Danzig [now Gdansk]. Told with compassion and honesty, the Krutien memoirs strengthen our feelings of worldwide human solidarity.

"Another colorful, heart-warming tale of the Krutein family's life adventures - this one addresses immigration to Amerika and the process of becoming American. It's a wonderful book!" -Dr. Gay Irons, psychotherapist

"A whale of an exciting, romantic, true story. A spy thriller, a beautiful love story, family challenges and a happy ending. I read this through at one sitting." -Martin Hebeling, professor emeritus, Cal State Fullerton University, former U.S Military Intelligence Officer

"A wonderful story! A page-turning memoir which adds a necessary dimension to the 'immigrant' picture, one that we rugged individualists of America need to take a good look at. An educated, sophisticated family deals with an unfamiliar and often hostile culture, meets the challenges, copes with the complications. They become valued, trusted citizens of a nation that is not grateful enough." -Florence Cohn, book reviewer, National Council of Jewish Women

"If all human beings were endowed with a writer's talent, the world would be filled with an incalculable number of profoundly fascinating autobiographies. Realistically, this will never come to pass. However, Manfred, a scientist, and Eva, a musician, prove themselves to be exceptions. In their collaborative autobiography, 'Amerika? America!' they tell their life story with disarming openness, rich detail and passion, always connecting their personal narrative to the events unfolding around them: VietNam, the Kennedy assasinations, feminism, U.S./Soviet relations, the emergence of Buddhism in the U.S., the rise of the youth culture, etc. Their work is highly recommended. I read through the entire text in one sitting." -Rev. Tetsuo Unno, adjunct professor, Institute of Buddhist Studies/Gaduate Theological Union

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Release dateJan 1, 2001
Paradise Found, and Lost: Odyssey in Chile
Amerika? America!: From Immigration to Espionage
Eva's War: A True Story of Survival

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  • Eva's War: A True Story of Survival

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    Eva's War: A True Story of Survival
    Eva's War: A True Story of Survival

    The year is 1945, and the world is at war. Young Eva must leave her beloved Danzig to escape the Soviets and the harm they would bring to her little family. After hearing rumors about the terrible devastation of the town of Nemmersdorf, Eva makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her parents. The lives of those who remain are in grave danger. Without knowing if she will ever find her husband Manfred again, or see her loving parents, Eva sets out on her own through the wreckage of war. Driven by a youthful sense of adventure, Eva takes her baby and boards a ship sailing into the unknown. They barely escape death on numerous occasions. Alone and carrying the full weight of saving her child’s life on her shoulders, Eva’s only solace is the beautiful music she creates on the piano. Drawing from this love of music, and the wholehearted love she feels for her husband, now lost to her, Eva emerges from the ashes of war a new, stronger woman. Those that lose a war rarely survive, much less get to tell their story. And yet, Eva Krutein does both. Woven into her memoir are revelations about what the German people were experiencing before and during the war; Eva's soul-searching may cause one to reconsider what we know about the war. Who were the victims of the destruction? What has been hidden between the lines of history? Eva’s War is the beginning of a captivating trilogy about one woman’s fight for survival and her journey through one of the most turbulent times in history. It is an enthralling tale of life, death, art, war, and love, by a mother willing to risk all for the life of her baby and the chance for a happy future. The book is more than a great read, it is a well of inspiration for those who would prevail in the face of unbeatable odds. A marvelously moving and often humorous real-life story...sad revelations, painful memories, excruciating experiences are tempered by compassion, love and a powerful, contagious optimism. Music permeates this tale. —Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, JD, PhD, U.N. Senior Legal Officer Eva's account is one of fervent desire for peace in a setting of chaos, deprivation and horror...yet "Eva's War" is not exclusively about grief and guilt. It is about forgiveness, trust, accomplishment and love of life. —Thora Guinn, Albuquerque Peace Center News Americans have an almost obsessive interest in the horrors of World War II, and there is no shortage of first-person accounts of the period. But Eva Krutein's compelling account of her flight through Germany from the advancing Russian army stands above most examples of the genre. "Eva's War" also details the little-known plight of the 14 million Eastern Germans who lost their homes—and sometimes their lives....The book is a powerful anti-war statement, but the litany of horrors is brightened by Krutein's prose, which is suffused with her life-affirming love of music and her family. —Helen Kennedy, The Boston Herald

  • Paradise Found, and Lost: Odyssey in Chile

    Paradise Found, and Lost: Odyssey in Chile
    Paradise Found, and Lost: Odyssey in Chile

    Eva’s story continues half a world away in this vivid sequel to "Eva’s War." After World War II, Eva and her husband Manfred are preparing to leave the scars and devastation of post-war Germany behind to begin an exciting new adventure in sunny, beautiful Chile. Even as Eva steps off the plane, she is completely captivated by her new home, its exotic residents and their lively, friendly culture; and she describes it all in vivid detail. The Kruteins, arriving in Chile just as the seeds of revolution are sprouting, are inevitably swept up in Chile’s political turbulence. In the midst of this, Eva deals with losing her husband to far-away jobs, once again bearing the sole responsibility for her children. While working to provide for her family Eva’s first love, music, comes rushing back into her life. She becomes increasingly involved in the Chilean music scene, where she is recognized as being an exceptional musician. She brilliantly describes her work on the piano and on the stage, while bringing the enchanting musical shows to life. Though living in the country of her dreams, Eva becomes aware of the suffering that goes on around her. With her eyes opened to the plight of Chile’s poor families, Eva becomes a fighter against poverty and social injustice. She strives to provide desolate mothers and children with healthcare and education. Suddenly, she is brutally confronted with the machismo that is so common in Chilean men. Eva and Manfred are disturbed to think that their daughters’ lives could be in danger if they become Chilean wives. Faced with this sad realization, the Kruteins are packing their bags yet again. "Paradise Found, and Lost" offers a rare glimpse of Chilean culture through the eyes of a German immigrant. Eva holds nothing back! She is candid, shocking, entertaining and humorous as she describes her family's "Odyssey in Chile," which culminates in the sad certainty that they still have not found their home. "A loving account of the two faces of Chile. A necessary reading, for those interested in social processes from the view of a 'foreigner,' who adopted the country as her own." --Juan Funez Gonzalez, School of Social Sciences, U of Calif, Irvine "Eva Krutein's personal experiences provide a compelling and fascinating foundation from which to view Chilean culture in the broad sense. The impact of providing humanized images of people, many of whom later became victims, prevents them from ever being reduced to statistics. The author's dedicated humanism shines through, but the ideological dichotomies and political divisions are also humanized and made immediate in their expression by friends, who were also divided, even within families. The reader is carried along and shares the emotions of the author as the story unfolds, unveiling the tragic savagery of machismo and of oppressive poverty, of the class conflict it engendered, and of the consequences." --Roger Dittman, California State University, Fullerton, CA; National Coordinator, Federation of Scholars & Scientists "A truly riveting story of suspense, drama and courage." --Bea Foster, President & Executive Director, California Peace Academy

  • Amerika? America!: From Immigration to Espionage

    Amerika? America!: From Immigration to Espionage
    Amerika? America!: From Immigration to Espionage

    This memoir was vetted by the CIA. "February 12, 2010: CIA Declassifies History of the Glomar Explorer" Interested in a first-hand account of Project Azorian? We have it! The story of how naval engineer Manfred Krutein assisted the CIA in raising a sunken Soviet submarine from the ocean floor, including orchestrating the "Hughes Glomar Explorer" ocean mining cover story for this secret project is told with breathtaking immediacy in his diary entries, which are interspersed with wife Eva's third memoir of the Krutein family saga of emigration from Germany to Chile to the U.S. Eva Krutein - refugee, wife, mother, musician, community leader, writer - confronts every crisis in life with courage, honesty and good humor. Vol.1, "Eva's War" takes place in Europe, as Eva and her infant daughter flee westward from Danzig in January, 1945. Vol.2, "Paradise Found, and Lost" tells how the growing family emigrates to Chile, lives and thrives there for nine years, and then decides to move again, to the USA. "Amerika? America!" is a story of rough beginnings, with gradual and sometimes comical adaptations to strangeness - it is California in the 1960s! - with five teenagers. Suddenly Eva's narrative is interrupted by the voice of her husband, Manfred. His secret diary is quoted at length, revealing how his "ocean mining" assignment for Howard Hughes and the Glomar Explorer is really complex and extended cover for a secret spy project: raising a lost Soviet submarine from the floor of the Pacific. Eva and her family know nothing of this secret for years. The story tells of family tensions and growth to maturity, music and travel, especially to Hawaii, Iceland and back to Danzig [now Gdansk]. Told with compassion and honesty, the Krutien memoirs strengthen our feelings of worldwide human solidarity. "Another colorful, heart-warming tale of the Krutein family's life adventures - this one addresses immigration to Amerika and the process of becoming American. It's a wonderful book!" -Dr. Gay Irons, psychotherapist "A whale of an exciting, romantic, true story. A spy thriller, a beautiful love story, family challenges and a happy ending. I read this through at one sitting." -Martin Hebeling, professor emeritus, Cal State Fullerton University, former U.S Military Intelligence Officer "A wonderful story! A page-turning memoir which adds a necessary dimension to the 'immigrant' picture, one that we rugged individualists of America need to take a good look at. An educated, sophisticated family deals with an unfamiliar and often hostile culture, meets the challenges, copes with the complications. They become valued, trusted citizens of a nation that is not grateful enough." -Florence Cohn, book reviewer, National Council of Jewish Women "If all human beings were endowed with a writer's talent, the world would be filled with an incalculable number of profoundly fascinating autobiographies. Realistically, this will never come to pass. However, Manfred, a scientist, and Eva, a musician, prove themselves to be exceptions. In their collaborative autobiography, 'Amerika? America!' they tell their life story with disarming openness, rich detail and passion, always connecting their personal narrative to the events unfolding around them: VietNam, the Kennedy assasinations, feminism, U.S./Soviet relations, the emergence of Buddhism in the U.S., the rise of the youth culture, etc. Their work is highly recommended. I read through the entire text in one sitting." -Rev. Tetsuo Unno, adjunct professor, Institute of Buddhist Studies/Gaduate Theological Union

Author

Eva Krutein

Eva Krutein was born in the Free City of Danzig, now Gdansk, Poland. Her parents, owners of a factory for electric appliances, provided their only child with a comfortable upbringing. They nurtured Eva’s fascination with music, which would shape the rest of her life. In 1942, at the age of 21, Eva married Manfred Krutein, who had joined the Navy and received a degree in Naval Architecture. The couple had their first child, daughter Lilo, in 1944 while Manfred was attached to the constantly moving German Navy. In January of 1945, as the Russian army invaded Danzig, Eva fled with Lilo, narrowly escaping death by torpedo on two separate ships. Eventually, Eva and Lilo arrived in Wilhelmshaven, where she finally found Manfred.After moving to Chile in 1951, the Kruteins expanded their family, adding four more children. Eva’s music career flourished while in Chile. She worked as a piano player, opera coach and created a chamber music group, for which she received much recognition. Eva became a champion for the plight of Chile’s poor. She became a volunteer in hospitals and clinics that provided medical care to poor families.The family moved to the United States in 1960, where Eva received her Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master’s degree in Music. She taught music classes at Cal Tech and Pepperdine University. While in the United States, Eva continued to serve as a liaison to American charities and was instrumental in sending aide to Chile’s poor, particularly for education and healthcare.Eva Krutein was a tireless promoter of peace. As a member of SERVAS, Eva traveled the world to learn about other cultures and to develop her own understanding of the circumstances that others face. It was through a SERVAS visit to New Mexico hosted by Harry Willson and Adela Amador that Eva found her publishers for her three memoirs. Eva’s artistic vision and dedication carried over to her writing. This, along with her wide circle of friends and her delight in promoting her books, ensured that her narratives became a literary success.

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